The relationship of walking intensity to total and cause-specific mortality. Results from the national walkers' health study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Williams, Paul T ^a   Thompson, Paul D ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84894218448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081098     Document Type: Article

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